The Capture of the Capitoline in Roman Historical Thinking

What is it about?

This article argues that two Roman historical myths are connected to the Roman mint on the Capitoline Hill. Civil conflict in the late Republic (c. 133-31 BCE) often featured dissidents on the Capitoline; this article argues that concern for the safety of the mint led to increased interest in these myths, as well as their narrative assimilation to each other.

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